This is a story of a surgeon, starting from his birth in an idyllic village of Cyprus, to his studying Medicine and becoming a top Surgeon in the New York Metropolitan area. He performed over 15,000 operations, during his 45 years of work. A variety of inspiring, life threatening medical problems, treated by surgical intervention, are described in layman's terms. The private life of the surgeon is also described, as it intermingled with the demanding practice of surgery.